Altamont, 40 Years Later: Looking Back at “Rock & Roll’s Worst Day”
Posted By rockalongproductions On Monday, December 7th 2009.
Sunday, December 6th, marks the 40th anniversary of an event Rolling Stone called “Rock & Roll’s Worst Day”: The Altamont Speedway Free Festival in California. Taking place just four months after the triumph of Woodstock, Altamont featured the complete opposite of “peace and love.” Hell’s Angels hired as security for a rumored $500 infamously got [...]








